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Kees van Wees

Class:
Senior
Position:
D
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Ridgefield, Conn.
High School:
The Taft School

At Michigan
• USILA Scholar All-American (2025)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (March 25, 2025)

Senior (2025)
• Started all 14 games on the U-M defense
• Ended his campaign third on the squad with 16 caused turnovers, adding 12 ground balls
• Finished his career sixth in the Michigan record books with 38 career caused turnovers
• Caused a career high four turnovers in an upset win over No. 1 Maryland (March 22)
• Scored a long pole goal against No. 6 Ohio State (April 19)

Junior (2024)
• Started nine of 17 contests on the season on the Wolverine close defense
• Began season as a longstick midfielder prior to returning back to customary position of close defense
• Collected 17 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers
• Registered three ground ball pickups, a season high, against Johns Hopkins (March 30)
• Caused a season-best three turnovers against Penn St. (April 13)

Sophomore (2023)
• Started all 16 contests played on close defense
• Recorded a shot against Rutgers (April 7)
• Totaled 11 caused turnovers, with a season-best three coming in the win over Hofstra (Feb. 18) as well as three ground balls
• Scooped up a trio of ground balls against Penn State (May 4)

Freshman (2022)
• Saw time in three contests, making collegiate debut against Bellarmine (Feb. 5)

Prep
• Prepped at The Taft School
• Was a member of State Championship team as a freshman
• Team won Geico National Championship during her senior season

Academic/Extracurricular
• Honor Roll

Club
• Eclipse

Personal
• Cornelius La Muraglia van Wees
• Nickname: Kees (pronounced Case)
• Son of David van Wees and Mimi van Wees
• Father played rugby at Trent University
• Mother played tennis at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Has two brothers, Matteo and Simon, and one sister, Truus
• Sister, Truus, plays for the women's lacrosse team at Michigan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Majoring in Economics